Rail-joint.



J. W. FORSE.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 3|. 19x5.

1,157,??U. Patented Oct. 26, 1915.

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RAIL-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented @ct. 26, I915.

Application filed July 31, 1915. Serial N 0. 42,974.

'1 '0 all whom it may concern: r

Be it known that I, JULIUS W. FoRsE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bishop Hill, in the county of Henry and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, ofwhich the following is a specification, ref erence being had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improve ments in rail joints and it isan object of the invention to provide a oint of the general characterhaving novel and improved means whereby the tread surfaces aremaintained substantially flush whereby the possibility 'of pounding issubstantially eliminated.

Furthermore, it is an object of the invention to provide a novel andimproved rail joint wherein the same possesses maximum strength andwhereby the weight is equally distributed upon the meeting ends.

The invention consists in the details oi construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved railoint whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device isrendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient andadvantageous for use all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will be carefully defined in theappended claims.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will nowproceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein Figure l is a view in perspective illustrating a railjoint constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention; Fig.2 is a vertical sectional view taken through the device as disclosed inFig. 1, an end of a rail being shown in elevation together with the keyherein employed; and. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view in perspective of theblock, detached as herein embodied.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, 11 denote the meeting ends ofrails having their web portions 2 thickened, said thickened portions 2having their outer surfaces flush with the marginal portions of thetread 3 and the flanges 41: of the rails. Each of the rails has producedlongitudinally thereof and substantially midway of it height the openend slot 5 terminating in the vertically disposed elongated openings 6,the communication of the slot with the opening being at substantiallythe lon- 'gitudinal center of the opening.

7 denotes a block of the same width as the meeting ends of the rails andadapted to be inserted within the alined slots 5, and the opposite endsof said block are provided with the heads 8 adapted to be snuglyreceived within the openings 6. By this arrangement it will be perceivedthat the meeting ends of the rails are efiectively connected and thatthe weight is evenly distributed. Furthermore, it i to be observed thatthe block 7 serves to maintain the tread surfaces of. the rails flush sothat the possibility of pounding is eliminated.

In order to maintain the block 7 against displacement, I provide the topand bottom of the meeting ends of the rails 1 with the verticallydisposed channels 9 afi'ording an opening through which is directed thekey 10, said key being also disposed through an opening 11 formed in theblock 7 at substantially the center thereof. It is preferred that saidkey be substantially fiat and that the upper extremities of the channels9 be enlarged so that the upper extremity of the key may be maintainedbelow the tread surfaces of the rails 1 and be free of contact with thewheels of the rolling stock passing thereon.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that a railjoint constructed in accordance with my invention is of an extremelysimple and comparatively inexpensive nature and is particularly welladapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which itmay be assembled, and it will also be obvious that my invention issusceptible of some change and modification without material departurefrom the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wishto be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement andformation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my inventionin practice.

What I claim is:

1. A rail joint comprising the meeting ends of rails having open endslots produced in the opposed end faces thereof, the inner ends of saidslots being enlarged, a block insertible within said slots when therails are assembled, and a vertically dis- 2. A rail joint comprising:the-meeting ends of rails having open end slots produeed in the opposedend faces thereof; the

inner ends of said slots being enlarged, a

block inserti ble'within said slots when the rails are assembled, theopposed tapes of;

the meeting ends of the rails being pro-e ded with vert al y i p sChannel's to form an: pen 1 g,.. the-bla k be map o de with; am opening;to register with the opening afl'orded by the channels of the rails, anda key insertible through said openings 15 ion maintaining the blockagainst displacemee In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signaturein the presence of two itnesses.

JULIUS W. FORSE.

Witnesses:

LEROY F. ERIGSON, A ANDERSON.

Pies this, x be q eteee; 93 1? $534 $9 d fii l h 3 M i 9 Washington D. 0

